India, March 5 -- Batting maestro Virat Kohli stepped on the occasion again to pave the way for India's five-wicket win over Australia in the big-ticket Champions Trophy semifinal. Kohli and India overcame the ghosts of the past and took revenge on Australia for the 2023 ODI World Cup final heartbreak and knocked them out of the tournament. Kohli controlled the chase with his presence in the middle as he manoeuvred the singles quite comfortably throughout his innings to put India in command.

The star batter didn't rely on boundaries to keep the scoreboard moving and rotated strike at complete ease to stitch crucial partnerships with Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel and KL Rahul.

The 36-year-old said that the plan for him was the same as the Pak...